Microsoft security exec suggests 'Net tax; VeriSign bullish on DNSSEC

	Verisign: DNSSEC on track | RSA 2010: Cloud security announcements dominate already
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	Microsoft's Charney suggests 'Net tax to clean computers How will we ever get a leg up on hackers who are infecting computers worldwide? Microsoft's security chief laid out several suggestions Tuesday, including a possible Internet usage tax to pay for the inspection and quarantine of machines. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility solution provides next-generation remote access with consistent policy enforcement for today's mobile workforce. Learn more now. In this Issue Verisign: DNSSEC on track RSA 2010: Cloud security announcements dominate already IdM products unveiled at RSA Travel Security: What to Pack to Survive a Natural Disaster Websites offered free anti-hijack scans Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps Digital Thieves Dominate Data Breaches Protect Data With On-the-Go Drive Encryption Google Attack Based on Unpatched IE Flaw WEBCAST: St. Bernard Get the Instruments You Need to Become an IT Security Hero This online demo shows how you can quickly bullet-proof your internet security with the new iPrism 6.4 web filter, and you'll be entered to win one of the hottest music video games! Learn more Verisign: DNSSEC on track VeriSign is reporting no serious problems with its ongoing deployment of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on the Internet's root servers and on the top-level domain servers that it operates, including the systems that power the popular .com and .net domains. Read More RSA 2010: Cloud security announcements dominate already It's pouring in San Francisco but ironically the RSA Conference is already pointed toward clouds -- in this case cloud computing security. Read More IdM products unveiled at RSA Centrify, Imprivata and Courion among vendors announcing new products and releases at RSA Conference. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire A Holistic Approach to Compliance Makes Business Sense IT management has tremendous incentive to figure out a new, more effective and comprehensive approach to meeting information security and compliance goals. This webcast will explore those pain points, the solutions, and the best practices organizations should consider to make strategic information security an enabler of business value. Learn More! Travel Security: What to Pack to Survive a Natural Disaster Secure travel plans often consider kidnapping or terrorism. But what about natural events like the recent quakes in Haiti and Chile? Chris Falkenberg has advice on what travelers should pack for the best chance of surviving a disaster. Read More Websites offered free anti-hijack scans Web admins and owners are being offered a free service that will scan their sites for malware hijacks, alerting them automatically if malicious code is found. Read More Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps Cisco on Monday outlined its security product-development strategy aimed at providing a new type of "always on" security protection for mobile devices as well as a way to establish controls over cloud-computing applications used by the enterprise. Cisco is calling the initiative its Secure Borderless Network architecture. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM NWW Develop Effective user Management With IBM, organizations can develop comprehensive solutions to help gain visibility into business continuity risks, achieve control over utilization of sensitive business assets and automate a variety of processes for managing access to critical assets and data. Read more Digital Thieves Dominate Data Breaches For the first time, hackers have become the biggest cause behind publicly reported data breaches, according to a recent report. Read More Protect Data With On-the-Go Drive Encryption This past January, the health organization Kaiser Permanente reported a theft of an external hard drive from an em­­ployee's car. The hard drive contained data on about 15,500 Northern California patients, including their full names, medical record numbers, and, in some cases, gender, dates of birth, and other info on treatment and care received at Kaiser (but not patients' social security numbers or financial data). Read More Google Attack Based on Unpatched IE Flaw In an announcement that made big news last month, Google said that it and numer­­ous other companies had been hit by successful hacker attacks. The hacker's means of access: A critical unpatched ("zero-day") hole in Internet Explorer. Read More
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